| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Saxophone school | |||||||||
| Air date | February 17, 1989 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||||
| Written by | Josh Selig | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo talks about what an adventure is, and says that he's had adventures on the beach and at the park, while sometimes he pretends he's somewhere else. He wants to have an adventure right there on Sesame Street, but Gina doesn't think he'll experience anything out of the ordinary. Suddenly, Gladys the Cow rolls by on some skates. |
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Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Fortune Machine — Ernie tells the viewer to watch and listen for Cookie Monster so he won't take his cookie. (First: Episode 0756) |
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Film | A man and a little girl perform small aerobic workouts. (First: Episode 1710) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | "Pretty Great Performances" features Placido Flamingo and the Sesame Street All-Animal Orchestra, led by conductor Seiji Ozawa. (First: Episode 2485) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L--Loud (First: Episode 0783) |
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SCENE 2 | As if they're auctioneers, Maria, Luis, and David quiz the kids on various shapes. David uses Oscar's trash can lid to illustrate a circle, and Oscar chimes in with the correct answer so he can end the game. |
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Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) |
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Film | Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Listening — Kermit the Frog explains the importance of listening, using the monster as an example. (First: Episode 1767) |
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Animation | Three rocks use different methods to get across a lake. (First: Episode 1459) |
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Film | Flamingos walk around to classical music. (First: Episode 2498) |
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Insert | Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Gordon, and Susan observes some of Mr. Snuffleupagus's home movies, including the one titled "Snuffy's First Steps." (First: Episode 2267) |
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Cartoon | In the forest, a small tree feels insignificant, until a mother bird gives him a pep talk. (First: Episode 1872) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Happy Birthday to U — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Film | A man takes two kids on a boat ride through the Louisiana bayou. (First: Episode 2520) |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Muppets | Bob imagines himself in 1789, and meets two of the people in George Washington's neighborhood, the candlemaker and the saddlemaker. (First: Episode 2294) |
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Animation | A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion. (First: Episode 1473) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly greets Maria while armed with a cool pair of shades and a saxophone. He's been attending Hoots the Owl's saxophone school and plays a (slightly off) scale for her. Telly "slices" to school (he means "split"), followed by some similarly-shaded kids and even Luis. |
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Cartoon | Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "The Batty Bat." (First: Episode 2096) |
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Cartoon | L for Lion (sand) (First: Episode 2107) |
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Film | David asks the viewer to find a rectangle and two circles in the picture of a doorbell. (First: Episode 0434) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101) |
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SCENE 4 | At saxophone school, Hoots takes attendance and tells the class today's lesson will be a review of the scales. Telly takes a turn, but his sax makes a strange sound. Luis inspects the instrument and finds Telly's shades have fallen inside. |
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Film | Saxophone factory (First: Episode 1446) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps up onto an UP. (First: Episode 0546) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik surprise each other. (First: Episode 1689) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La." (First: Episode 0321) |
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Cartoon | L - shooting stars (First: Episode 2237) |
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Film | "I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly asks Hoots when they'll be able to play a full song. Hoots assures him with practice, he'll be doing it in no time. Hoots plays one final riff (joined by the class) to signal everyone to say "Goodbye!" Maria announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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